The family of a Johns Hopkins University student who was struck and killed by an elderly driver while he was riding his bike is lobbying to keep legislators from increasing the span drivers can go before renewing their licenses.

JHU sophomore Nathan Krasnopoler was critically injured on Feb. 26, 2011, when he was struck by a car while he was riding his bicycle on University Parkway near the campus.

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The driver, an 83-year-old woman, was attempting to make a right turn and, in doing so, turned into the bike path where Krasnopoler was riding. Krasnopoler was severely injured and died at a hospital in August.

Krasnopoler's mother, Susan Cohen, and his brother, Elliot, were in Annapolis on Wednesday to try to convince the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee to reject a bill that would allow drivers to hold a license for eight years instead of the current five years.

"That law is going in the wrong direction. It is not going to make our roads safer," Cohen told WBAL-AM Radio's Robert Lang. "We are trying to remember Nathan by making these roads safer."

In Krasnopoler's case, the driver involved was able to keep her license and keep driving for several months after the accident. Cohen learned that the driver was still behind the wheel from her son's friends, who visited him in the hospital.

"It actually made me feel ill," Cohen said.

She said that eight years is too long for people over 40 to hold a driver's license without some kind of regular testing.

Her family wants legislation to require competency testing for drivers. She said the tests are now used by the Motor Vehicle Administration at the request of a driver or their family. She said the tests will determine if a driver's skills have deteriorated.

The family is also seeking a bill that would impose up to 8 points on the license of a driver who fails to call for help if they're involved in an accident that leads to serious injury or death.

The 83-year-old driver was cited last year for negligent driving and failure to yield right-of-way to a bicyclist.

WBAL-AM Radio's Robert Lang contributed to this report. To see his story, click here.